Sillimanian receives country's top student leader award
DUMAGUETE
CITY, July 4 (PNA) -- A fresh graduate of the College of Mass
Communication of Silliman University in Dumaguete City is among this
year's Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP).
Stacy
Danika Alcantara, who graduated summa cum laude in March this year,
received the award July 2 at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañang Palace.
She was the one who delivered the batch response, consolidating the
common vision of the group. Five other awardees are from Central
Visayas.
Crowned
Miss Silliman when she was still in high school, Alcantara was a campus
figure. She rose from the leadership ranks of the Student Government
throughout her college years, and later became president in 2008, said
SU information director Mark Raygan Garcia.
Alcantara
was also an awarded debater and writer, continuing to blog about
development issues for the website of World Bank's YouThink.
Her
achievements have not been left unnoticed. She has received two
prestigious distinctions prior to the TOSP: the Jose Rizal Model
Students of the Philippines award and the Presidential Medal for
Leadership from Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Another
Sillimanian who was one of the select 30 considered for the national
TOSP search is Marvin Flores. Like Alcantara, Marvin graduated summa
cum laude with a degree in physics, said Garcia. The
TOSP is an annual recognition program that honors graduating college
students who have not only excelled academically, but have also
dedicated their talents and leadership abilities in making a difference
by becoming socially involved in their respective communities,
organizations and fields of interest, for the greater good of their
constituents and members. (PNA)
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